Kenyi – Metriaclima lombardoi – Small Juvenile

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The Kenyi (Metriaclima lombardoi) is an aggressive species with a dramatically different appearance between adults males and juveniles/females. Juveniles and females are cobalt blue with black stripes. Adult males lose most of these stripes and turn bright yellow as they mature.

Malawian and Victorian cichlids are similar in care and temperament, leading to fish from these two lakes being grouped together in the hobby. Several hundreds species of cichlid are found in Lake Malawi, along with many regional variations, but Lake Victoria has far fewer due to the introduction of invasive predators. Most cichlids in both lakes are rock-dwellers. They seldom stray far from the rocky bottoms and sides of the lake and will quickly dart into the rocks to hide. As with all cichlids, they are very territorial and will not tolerate other cichlids around \